New venture creation : entrepreneurship for the 21st century / Stephen Spinelli, Jr.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I.The founder 1.The global entrepreneurial revolution for a flatter world 2.The entrepreneurial mind: crafting a personal entrepreneurial strategy Part II.The opportunity 3.The entrepreneurial process 4.Clean commerce and sustainable enterprise movements are an opportunity sea change 5.Opportunity recognition 6.Opportunities for social entrepreneurship 7.The business plan Part III.The found and team 8.The entrepreneurial leader and the team 9.Ethical decision making and the entrepreneur Part IV.Financing entrepreneurial ventures 10.Resource requirements 11.Franchising 13.Obtaining venture and growth capital 14.The deal: valuation, structure, and negotation 15.Obtaining debt capital Part V.Startup and beyond 16.Leading rapid growth, crises, and recovery 17.The family as entrepreneur 18.The harvest and beyond

New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century is about the process of getting a new venture started, growing the venture, successfully harvesting it, and starting again. The book presents the substantial body of knowledge about the entrepreneurial process in a pragmatic way - through text, case studies, and hands-on exercises - to help readers compress their learning curves, reduce their ultimate risk and pain, and allow them to gain more from their subsequent entrepreneurial experiences.